Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2022
1143. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if funding (details supplied) that has been allocated has been drawn down and spent; if there has been a follow-up or appraisal of the funding given under the various programmes or headings; if any of the allocated funding has been recouped or unspent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20390/22]
View answerPayments are made to Mayo County council across a number of programme areas in the Department of Children Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth directly from the Department and through Pobal.
The tables below sets out in summary detail the funding provided to Mayo County Council by or on behalf of the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) for the period from 1 January 2017 to date.
DCEDIY Payments
In relation to the Irish Refugee Protection Programme (IRPP) payments, while part of the Department of Justice, IRPP and Mayo County Council signed a Direct Award 2 Grant Agreement (and change requests) for a grant totalling €289,039 in respect of Mayo Resettlement Programme. Of this total allocation, there have been payments made to Mayo County Council totalling €267,562. However, only €105,096 (€69,369 and €35,727) of these payments have been made while IRPP has been part of DCEDIY (the remaining payments totalling €162,466 were paid from the Department of Justice). To note, of the €267,572 payments made by IRPP to Mayo County Council for the DA2 Mayo Resettlement Project, €126,976 has been recouped under AMIF.
In relation to the Disability Participation and Awareness Fund, this Fund was administered by the Department on behalf of the Department of Health in 2021 in advance of the transfer of Disability Services from Department of Health to DCEDIY.
Pobal Payments
The table of Pobal payments below sets out the budgets, decommittals, payments and reported spend per programme, per year for Mayo County Council, from 1st January 2017 to date.
Mayo County Childcare Committee is under the governance of Mayo County Council and operates under a Memorandum of Agreement with the Council - Mayo CCC is supported in its work by their Board of Management Committee. In that context, and for the purposes of Pobal’s appraisal of the annual CCC Local Implementation Plan, the submission of Annual Financial Statements, Memorandum & Articles of Association and Reserves Policies are not required. The Memo of Agreement and LIP confirms that the Project Management Group (PMG) is responsible for the financial management of Mayo CCC. A presentation of the budget is made at each Project Management Group and also to the full Board of Management Committee. All financial records are kept on Mayo County Council financial system. Spending is overseen and approved by the Mayo CCC Coordinator in accordance with Mayo County Council financial procedures and controls.
Pobal have indicated that Mayo CCC has a good track record in delivery of their Local Implementation Plan and have worked well with Pobal in the past with regard to response to requests for information and case management, compliance and verification processes.
Pobal have advised my Department that all reporting requirements are up to date in regard to these programmes.
Comhairle na nÓg
The Comhairle na nÓg Development Fund is designed to assist local authorities to support the development of Comhairle na nÓg. The fund allocates up to €20,000 funding annual to each local authority, local authorities in the city/county may provide funding and resources for CNN at a local level. Pobal administer the CNN in collaboration with my Department – managing the transfer of payment, annual reporting and funding request process, hosting an online portal to support the administration process and conducting a number of annual verification visits to ensure the administration and expenditure of funding is in accordance with the fund criteria.
My Department manage all Exchequer funding either directly or through Pobal in line with public accounting financial principles, procedures and control framework including the Public Spending Code.
Payments to Mayo County Council By Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
|
- |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 To Date |
Total |
|
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
|
|
Payments Directly from the Department |
22,122 |
26,650 |
26,325 |
24,549 |
162,596 |
35,727 |
297,969 |
|
Payments through Pobal |
424,013 |
416,978 |
399,666 |
386,257 |
376,692 |
185,256 |
2,188,863 |
|
Total |
446,135 |
443,628 |
425,991 |
410,806 |
539,288 |
220,983 |
2,486,832 |
Payments by DCEDIY to Mayo County Council
|
Programme Area/ Project |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
Total |
|
|
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
|
Participation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Play and Recreation Capital Grant Scheme |
14,000 |
12,000 |
24,000 |
16,500 |
15,227 |
|
81,727 |
|
Play Day and Recreation Week |
2,350 |
|
1,500 |
2,000 |
3,000 |
|
8,850 |
|
ICT hardware Capital Grant Comhairle na nÓg 2020 |
|
|
|
5,869 |
|
|
5,869 |
|
Comhairle na nÓg |
|
100 |
|
|
|
|
100 |
|
Early Years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Siolta Rollout |
5,772 |
14,550 |
825 |
180 |
|
|
21,327 |
|
Irish Refugee Protection Programme |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mayo Resettlement Programme |
|
|
|
|
69,369 |
35,727 |
105,096 |
|
Disability Equality |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disability Participation and Awareness Fund |
|
|
|
|
75,000 |
|
75,000 |
|
Total Awarded from 2017 - 2022 |
22,122 |
26,650 |
26,325 |
24,549 |
162,596 |
35,727 |
297,969 |
Payments to Mayo County Council through Pobal
|
Description |
Measure |
Budget |
Decommittal |
Paid 2017 |
Paid 2018 |
Paid 2019 |
Paid 2020 |
Paid 2021 |
Paid 2022 |
Paid 2017-2022 |
|
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
€ |
||
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
AIM Implementation CCC 2017 |
30,205 |
0 |
30,205 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
30,205 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
AIM Implementation CCC 2018 |
27,705 |
0 |
0 |
27,705 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27,705 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
AIM Implementation CCC 2019 |
20,415 |
-1,203 |
0 |
0 |
20,415 |
0 |
-1,203 |
0 |
19,213 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
AIM Implementation CCC 2020 |
20,730 |
-12,414 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19,528 |
-11,212 |
0 |
8,316 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
AIM Implementation CCC 2021 |
13,230 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13,230 |
0 |
13,230 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
AIM Implementation CCC 2022 |
17,010 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8,505 |
8,505 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
AIM Level 3 EDI Training 2021 |
7,500 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7,500 |
0 |
7,500 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
AIM Level 3 EDI Training 2022 |
1,800 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1,800 |
1,800 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
CCC Core Funding 2017 |
333,000 |
0 |
284,837 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
284,837 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
CCC Core Funding 2018 |
331,285 |
0 |
48,369 |
282,916 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
331,285 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
CCC Core Funding 2019 |
325,159 |
-1,020 |
0 |
47,142 |
278,017 |
-1,020 |
0 |
0 |
324,139 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
CCC Core Funding 2020 |
331,243 |
-7,219 |
0 |
0 |
47,362 |
283,881 |
-7,219 |
0 |
324,024 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
CCC Core Funding 2021 |
343,965 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17,818 |
326,147 |
0 |
343,965 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
CCC Core Funding 2022 |
346,538 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17,818 |
155,451 |
173,269 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Childminding Development Grant 2015 |
6,093 |
-562 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-562 |
0 |
0 |
-562 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Childminding Development Grant 2014 |
2,107 |
-468 |
-468 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-468 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Childminding Development Grant 2017 |
12,500 |
-1,386 |
11,938 |
0 |
0 |
-824 |
0 |
0 |
11,114 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Childminding Development Grant 2018 |
16,434 |
-484 |
0 |
15,048 |
0 |
902 |
0 |
0 |
15,950 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Early Years Capital CCC 2020 |
11,428 |
-182 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
11,428 |
-182 |
0 |
11,246 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Early Years Capital CCC's 2015 |
15,000 |
-1,863 |
-1,863 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1,863 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
First Aid Response Funding |
14,400 |
-5,055 |
0 |
0 |
14,400 |
0 |
-5,055 |
0 |
9,345 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
First Aid Response Funding 2020 |
14,400 |
-8,890 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9,345 |
-3,835 |
0 |
5,510 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
First Aid Response Funding 2021 |
13,890 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8,890 |
5,000 |
13,890 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Learner Fund 1 |
27,420 |
-12,781 |
-11,083 |
0 |
-1,698 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-12,781 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Learner Fund 2 |
12,900 |
-8,177 |
-5,061 |
0 |
-1,729 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-6,790 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Learner Fund 2018 |
14,250 |
0 |
0 |
14,250 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14,250 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Learner Fund 2020 |
12,750 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12,750 |
0 |
0 |
12,750 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Learner Fund 2021 |
8,250 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8,250 |
0 |
8,250 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Learner Fund 3 |
960 |
-960 |
0 |
0 |
-960 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-960 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Learner Fund 4 |
10,680 |
-4,440 |
5,340 |
0 |
-4,440 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
900 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Learner Fund Bursary 2017 |
28,500 |
-989 |
27,750 |
0 |
0 |
-239 |
0 |
0 |
27,511 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Learner Fund Bursary 2019 |
8,250 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8,250 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8,250 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
National Childminding Action Plan Funding |
2,000 |
-1,448 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,000 |
-1,448 |
0 |
552 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
National Childminding Action Plan Funding 2021 |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,000 |
0 |
2,000 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
National Childminding Action Plan Funding 2022 |
2,000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
NCS CCC Training |
9,163 |
-500 |
0 |
0 |
9,163 |
-500 |
0 |
0 |
8,663 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Parent & Toddler Initiative 2017 |
14,050 |
-478 |
14,050 |
0 |
0 |
-478 |
0 |
0 |
13,572 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Parent & Toddler Initiative 2018 |
10,395 |
-115 |
0 |
9,917 |
0 |
363 |
0 |
0 |
10,280 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Parent & Toddler Initiative 2019 |
11,001 |
-1,115 |
0 |
0 |
10,886 |
-1,000 |
0 |
0 |
9,886 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Parent & Toddler Initiative 2020 |
12,865 |
-10,065 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12,865 |
-10,065 |
0 |
2,800 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Parent & Toddler Initiative 2021 |
10,050 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10,050 |
0 |
10,050 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Comhairle na nÓg Beneficiary Payments 2017 |
20,000 |
0 |
20,000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20,000 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Comhairle na nÓg Beneficiary Payments 2018 |
20,000 |
0 |
0 |
20,000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20,000 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Comhairle na nÓg Beneficiary Payments 2019 |
20,000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20,000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20,000 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Comhairle na nÓg Beneficiary Payments 2020 |
20,000 |
-1,975 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
20,000 |
-1,975 |
0 |
18,025 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Comhairle na nÓg Beneficiary Payments 2021 |
25,000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25,000 |
0 |
25,000 |
|
Mayo County Childcare Committee |
Comhairle na nÓg Beneficiary Payments 2022 |
25,000 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12,500 |
12,500 |
|
Total |
|
2,583,521 |
-83,788 |
424,013 |
416,978 |
399,666 |
386,257 |
376,692 |
185,256 |
2,188,863 |
